Maxwell Foods, LLC v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Maxwell Foods, LLC v. Smithfield Foods, Inc., 2021 NCBC 50. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAYNE COUNTY 20 CVS 1430 MAXWELL FOODS, LLC, Plaintiff, ORDER AND OPINION ON v. DEFENDANT’S PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC., Defendant. 1. For over 25 years, Maxwell Foods, LLC has supplied swine to Smithfield Foods, Inc. under an output contract. Once one of the country’s largest swine suppliers, Maxwell recently began cutting its production and will soon be out of the hog business entirely. Maxwell blames Smithfield for its demise. The…